| Acknowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-19页 |
| 1.1 Jonathan Franzen and His Major Works | 第10-14页 |
| 1.2 The Status Quo of the Related Research | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Significance and Frame Work of the Thesis | 第16-19页 |
| Chapter Two Freudian Psychoanalysis | 第19-25页 |
| 2.1 The Struggle for Freedom among Ego, Id and Superego | 第19-22页 |
| 2.2 The Impact of Libido Exerted on Heroes | 第22-25页 |
| Chapter Three The Predicament of Individual’s Pursuit of Freedom | 第25-34页 |
| 3.1 The Collapse of Family | 第25-28页 |
| 3.2 The Fragmentation of Friendship | 第28-31页 |
| 3.3 The Disillusion of Love | 第31-34页 |
| Chapter Four Redemption Road: The Surrender of Id and Ego to Superego | 第34-39页 |
| 4.1 The Conscience to Families and Friends | 第34-37页 |
| 4.2 The Conscience to Society | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter Five On American Freedom | 第39-48页 |
| 5.1 The Evolution of American Freedom | 第39-43页 |
| 5.2 Crisis of American Middle Class | 第43-46页 |
| 5.3 Freedom in the Author’s Eyes | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-53页 |
